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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Cowboy's Bar-B-Q, Wills Point, Texas

sampled 9/8/11 about 12:30 pm

Finally found this place today after a vague first description from Scott several months back. For the record, this joint is located just north of the Hwy 80/4th street intersection in Wills Point, about 1/2 mile north on 4th street, on the left. According to the front door, hours are 11-8, Tuesday-Sunday, closed Monday.

On arrival I found a parking lot full of pick up trucks, always a good sign.

As I had already been driving for an hour back from Lake Fork, I went inside instead of using their handy drive through window. A nice lady took my order for a sliced brisket and rib combo with beans and tater salad. The food came quickly and was piping hot. The food was so hot I had to let it cool a bit. Total was $11.20, which was a good deal considering all the food I got.

The brisket was perfectly tender, very moist, and had a hint of smoke flavor. There were a generous five slices which went down pretty easy. Underneath those brisket slabs were three very nice, big, spare ribs. They were just a tad overcooked, the meat came away from the bone a bit too easy, but they had a very nice flavor. The meat was moist and tender with a sweet glaze on the bark. Having just judged a KCBS event I would offer the opinion that the meat sampled here was as good or better as anything I sampled at the contest. The added attraction is that I know where to go back to get more! The beans were average pintos and the potato salad was pretty average, too. The sauce was a thick, rich tomato concoction, with just a bit too much vinegar flavor for my taste.

This is another good East Texas stop and on a par, maybe a bit better, than Mr. B's in Grand Saline. It would be interesting to sample both of those on the same day for a direct comparison and I may have to take on that task, soon!

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I love barbecue. I always wanted to spend some vacation time sampling the best BBQ joints in Texas. A few years ago, my friend Scott and I started doing just that and we've been doing it every year since. We call it the "Calories and Cholesterol Tour". Since so many people were asking me about our experiences, I started writing them up. We are not expert eaters or writers. We just do this for fun and because we LOVE Texas BBQ.
A note about our reviews. We tend to be "stealth" reviewers. We don't ask for pit tours or cooking techniques and we try to be discrete about taking photos til after we are done. We want to experience each meal as an average customer.
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